Black Hole

Black Hole is a swimming pool in Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District. Black Hole is situated nearby to the water slide Foam Slides, as well as near the water park Slide & Splash.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint James the Great and Estômbar-Lagoa railway station.

Church of Saint James the Great

Church

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of Saint James the Great is the principal church, in the civil parish of Estômbar in the municipality of Lagoa in the Algarve. Situated in the heart of the town, the church was consecrated to the invocation of Saint James, son of Zebedee. Church of Saint James the Great is situated 1¼ km northwest of Black Hole.

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station

Railway stop

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Estômbar-Lagoa railway station is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in Estômbar, Portugal. It opened on 15 February 1903. Estômbar-Lagoa railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Black Hole.

Mexilhoeira halt

Railway station

Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It is part of the section from Silves to Ferragudo, which opened on 15 February 1903. Mexilhoeira halt is situated 2 km west of Black Hole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estômbar and Parchal.

Estômbar

Town

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.

Parchal

Town

Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 3½ km west of Black Hole.

Ferragudo

Town

Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 4½ km southwest of Black Hole.

Black Hole

Type: Swimming pool
Categories: swimming, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.13939° or 37° 8′ 22″ north

Longitude

-8.47555° or 8° 28′ 32″ west

Open location code

8C9H4GQF+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 151114142

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=swimming_pool

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=swimming

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